Runaway (1984) movie poster

Runaway (1984)

"IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all."
ThumbScore
👍 66%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 48%
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Director
Michael Crichton
Runtime
1h 40m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.6/10 (300 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
46%
Metacritic
50

Cast

Tom Selleck as Jack R. Ramsay · 73% avg
Cynthia Rhodes as Officer Karen Thompson
Gene Simmons as Dr. Charles Luther
Kirstie Alley as Jackie Rogers · 73% avg
Stan Shaw as Marvin · 68% avg
G.W. Bailey as Chief · 81% avg
Joey Cramer as Bobby Ramsay
Chris Mulkey as David Johnson · 75% avg

Is Runaway good?

It's divisive. 66% audience score, estimated from 300 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 48%.

Overview

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target. Wikipedia ↗

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